# Band 8b Principal Practitioner Psychologist - Prosper > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-principal-practitioner-psychologist-prosper/58a7d972-33a4-4261-b133-50a4fc5da557 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-8b-principal-practitioner-psychologist-prosper/58a7d972-33a4-4261-b133-50a4fc5da557.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Birmingham - **Region:** Midlands - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse practitioner - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £66,582 - £77,368 per annum, pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part time - 15 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-30T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-05-26T11:13:22.378Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Solihull_Mental_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Secure_Care_Offender_Health/Secure_Care_Offender_Health-v8036080 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8036080?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bsmhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview PROSPER Intensive Intervention & Risk Management Service (IIRMS) 0.4 WTE Permanent 8b Clinical/Forensic Psychologist “\[PROSPER\] is like a golden ticket, honestly, I feel so lucky and have come so far thanks to everyone here”. “Thank you to everyone \[at PROSPER\] for supporting my recovery and getting me on the right path. I wouldn’t be where I am without you”. (Feedback from PROSPER service users). Would you like to be part of a team and which receives feedback like this and make a real difference to the recipients of our PROSPER service? Then read on! PROSPER is a joint NHS & HMPPS commissioned partnership between Health and Probation services; it is the community-based Intensive Intervention & Risk Management Service (IIRMS) on the national Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway in the West Midlands, working directly with people on probation to reduce their risk of re-offending and improve their well-being.  PROSPER recently achieved its Enabling Environment Award and prides itself on it’s collaborative, relational and trauma-informed way of working. ### Main duties of the job The postholder will support the clinical lead of the service with the management and supervision of the multidisciplinary team; hold a small but complex caseload; and oversee the delivery and evaluation of the clinical interventions.  There will be an expectation to work across the relevant bases across the West Midlands as needed, thus the ability to travel is essential. Duties may include undertaking specialised clinical assessments and interventions as required and developing case formulations and support plans, in conjunction with other professionals and the wider prison and/or Probation service. The successful candidate will need strong leadership and communication skills as well as an empathic and non-judgemental attitude towards service users and the criminal justice system.  Experience of working with adults with personality disorder and challenging behaviour and/or those involved in the criminal justice system, in addition to those with other psychological difficulties, neurodiversity and complex needs and risks will be highly beneficial, as will training in therapeutic approaches The successful candidate will be joining a large and diverse psychological therapies team within the Secure Care & Offender Health (SCOH) division. The division is committed to investing in staff and you will have opportunities for training, supervision, mentoring and career development. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. Please click on the link for a little insight into our services and our people https://vimeo.com/benthompsonfilms/psychologyrecruitment?share=copy ## Job Details PROSPER Intensive Intervention & Risk Management Service (IIRMS) 0.4 WTE Permanent 8b Clinical/Forensic Psychologist “\[PROSPER\] is like a golden ticket, honestly, I feel so lucky and have come so far thanks to everyone here”. “Thank you to everyone \[at PROSPER\] for supporting my recovery and getting me on the right path. I wouldn’t be where I am without you”. (Feedback from PROSPER service users). Would you like to be part of a team and which receives feedback like this and make a real difference to the recipients of our PROSPER service? Then read on! PROSPER is a joint NHS & HMPPS commissioned partnership between Health and Probation services; it is the community-based Intensive Intervention & Risk Management Service (IIRMS) on the national Offender Personality Disorder (OPD) Pathway in the West Midlands, working directly with people on probation to reduce their risk of re-offending and improve their well-being. PROSPER recently achieved its Enabling Environment Award and prides itself on it’s collaborative, relational and trauma-informed way of working. ## Job Description The postholder will support the clinical lead of the service with the management and supervision of the multidisciplinary team; hold a small but complex caseload; and oversee the delivery and evaluation of the clinical interventions. There will be an expectation to work across the relevant bases across the West Midlands as needed, thus the ability to travel is essential. Duties may include undertaking specialised clinical assessments and interventions as required and developing case formulations and support plans, in conjunction with other professionals and the wider prison and/or Probation service. The successful candidate will need strong leadership and communication skills as well as an empathic and non-judgemental attitude towards service users and the criminal justice system. Experience of working with adults with personality disorder and challenging behaviour and/or those involved in the criminal justice system, in addition to those with other psychological difficulties, neurodiversity and complex needs and risks will be highly beneficial, as will training in therapeutic approaches The successful candidate will be joining a large and diverse psychological therapies team within the Secure Care & Offender Health (SCOH) division. The division is committed to investing in staff and you will have opportunities for training, supervision, mentoring and career development. ## Responsibilities For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification. Please click on the link for a little insight into our services and our people https://vimeo.com/benthompsonfilms/psychologyrecruitment?share=copy ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Highly developed theoretical and practical knowledge of the field of clinical psychology, consistent with doctoral level professional training and further post qualification study, training and supervised experience during a minimum of 4 years as a qualified psychologist - Skills in providing consultation and advice from a psychological perspective to members of other professional and non-professional groups. - Awareness and understanding of the differential needs of people from black and minority ethnic groups and of the service issues arising within a multicultural urban area. **Desirable** - In depth knowledge of information governance legislation and information sharing practices across agencies ### Personal **Essential** - Ability to interact effectively with staff from all disciplines. - Capacity for tolerating frustration, change and high levels of demand with an ability to work effectively under pressure. **Desirable** - Willing and eligible to apply for higher level security clearance ### Experience **Essential** - Assessed experience of working as a qualified clinical/forensic psychologist for a minimum of 4 years post qualification, with a minimum of at least 2 years at the Senior (highly specialist) level. - Experience of working with a wide variety of client groups, with clients of all ages across the lifespan and of wide-ranging presenting problems that reflect the full spectrum of clinical complexity and severity **Desirable** - Experience of the application of clinical psychology in different cultural contexts. - Experience of working therapeutically with ‘difficult to treat’ and or ‘hard to reach’ groups and clients in community settings - Experience of safeguarding and risk management across several agencies, including appropriately escalating concerns ### Qualifications **Essential** - Satisfactory completion of a British Psychological Society accredited Doctoral Level postgraduate professional training course in clinical psychology (the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, or its equivalent for those trained prior to 1996), the completion of which includes the study of models of psychopathology, psychometric and neuropsychological assessment, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology. - Eligibility for entry onto the Register of Chartered Psychologists - Additional training in DBT, at a minimum to have completed the 5-day intensive training. **Desirable** - Post-doctoral training in one or more highly specialist areas of psychological practice / therapy ## Documents - [applicant guide (pdf, 313.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1260) - [job description (pdf, 272.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10324118) - [equality statement (pdf, 572.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2416) - [person specification (pdf, 144.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10324119) - [everyday behaviours guide (pdf, 159.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2415) - [information for applicants (pdf, 431.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1709) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.